Curve-billed Thrasher

Gallery: AvianPosted November 19, 20171,048 views7 comments

Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)

Gilbert Water Ranch, AZ
Date: June 6, 2007, 7:31 am
Equipment: Nikon D200, AF-S Nikkor 300 f/2.8D ED-IF, TC20E (2x), Gitzo G1325 tripod, Sidekick, RRS-BH 55 ball head
Exposure: ISO 200, Aperture priority matrix meter, 1/320th @ f/10
Raw, PS CC 2017 on Mac, 81% of full frame

Another from the archives that I’m just finding as I clean up my backlog.

A common species in AZ and easy to see at the Water Ranch.

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Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on November 19, 2017 at 12:42 PM

I like the composition as if gives a great sense of the environment. The Thrasher shows excellent detail. Good work.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on November 19, 2017 at 2:00 PM

Excellent detail, love the prickly perch.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on November 19, 2017 at 2:53 PM

Nicely detailed and good color on the bird, cactus, and sky. I like the composition although some might think it's a little tight.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 19, 2017 at 5:00 PM

Beautiful, Richard. A lovely composition with a great SW perch and the Thrasher is very well done.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 20, 2017 at 3:43 AM

A sweet close-up portrait of this thrasher along with a pleasing feel for its habitat too.

Very Nice Work Richard laugh

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on November 21, 2017 at 12:31 AM

This is such a classic shot Richard. Fantastic view of an often elusive bird. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on November 21, 2017 at 10:07 AM

Really nice techs as usual in this one Richard! Love the pose, perch and processing. I personally don't mind the tightness on this one because of the long tail gets somewhat lost in the BG cactus anyway which makes me focus even more on the head,

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